Ultrasound-assisted Extraction of Cannabinoids: Double the Yield in Half the Time
With the rapid increase in demand for cannabis extracts, a recent study has highlighted a real opportunity for the optimization of alcohol-based extraction in a growing global market.
Largest U.S. Cannabis Farm Shares Two Years of Mold Remediation Research
Ketch DeGabrielle former Operations Manager at Los Sueños Farms discusses how he helped keep their 36,000 plant October harvest clean and clear of mold contamination.
Accredited US Universities Begin to Offer Cannabis Training
Several educational institutions are now addressing the demand for education and preparation for careers in the cannabis business.
Cannabis Therapeutics: The Highs and Lows of Developing Cannabinoid Therapies
Our knowledge of the cannabinoids and endogenous system through which they act has grown considerably in the last quarter of a century but transforming that knowledge into new drugs remains challenging.
User-friendly, Simple GC's Make Waves in the Cannabis Industry
We catch up with Andrew James from Ellutia to discuss how and why their 200 Series GC is proving popular for testing potency, flavour profiling, and residual solvents.
UHPLC Enables Rapid Quantitation of Native Cannabinoids
A highly sensitive method for the quantitation of 11 major cannabinoids from cannabis samples has been outlined by researchers at the University of Mississippi.
Chemotyping: Classifying cannabis strains by chemical composition
Grouping strains by chemotyping may prove useful in ascertaining how strains are related, and the kind of medical benefits you can expect to see with strains from a given chemotype class.
Marijuana in Maine: Will retail sales ever be legal?
In 2016, Maine voters approved Question 1, the Marijuana Legalization Act, which made cannabis legal to possess and use. Retailers, according to the act, needed to wait to sell cannabis-based products, and the retailers are still waiting.
ASTM D37 Cannabis Committee Looks to Expand its Reach in 2018
The committee, made up of 350 members from the cannabis community, including growers, laboratory specialists, state regulators, academics, and consumers is seeking to improve standardization in the cannabis industry.
